Narrative:

I arrival on business, told FBO operator to top off with 100 ll. When I returned to leave, engine (right) died. Upon inspection, fuel was heavily contaminated with water. Airport personnel and I must have sumped out several gallons of water from aircraft fuel tanks. Upon checking airport fuel pump filters, we found the filters to be totally full of water with no evidence of fuel to be found. Airport personnel were helpful in their attempts to correct the situation, but were reluctant to accept any responsibility. Fortunately I am here to write this report. During the time we were sumping the aircraft tanks, airport personnel were 'hot fueling' two crop dusters (out of the same tanks) that were attempting to extinguish a fire northwest of the airport. This airport has major problems with their fuel system and I felt it to be my duty as a pilot to report it accordingly. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: during callback, reporter explained that his be-55's right engine failed during run up. He was able to get it started using the boost pumps and was able to taxi back to the ramp. At the ramp, the pilot drained two gallons of water from the bottom of the fuel sump. The reporter notified the fuel vendor, who is a private company contracted through the city, about the contaminated fuel. The fueler found that the filter on the storage tank was filled with solid water. The reporter saw other aircraft that were fighting a local fire continue to be fueled. He was not certain if those aircraft experienced any trouble.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE-55 PLT EXPERIENCES AN ENG SHUTDOWN WHILE STILL ON THE GND DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL AT CDH.

Narrative: I ARR ON BUSINESS, TOLD FBO OPERATOR TO TOP OFF WITH 100 LL. WHEN I RETURNED TO LEAVE, ENG (R) DIED. UPON INSPECTION, FUEL WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. ARPT PERSONNEL AND I MUST HAVE SUMPED OUT SEVERAL GALLONS OF WATER FROM ACFT FUEL TANKS. UPON CHECKING ARPT FUEL PUMP FILTERS, WE FOUND THE FILTERS TO BE TOTALLY FULL OF WATER WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL TO BE FOUND. ARPT PERSONNEL WERE HELPFUL IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, BUT WERE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. FORTUNATELY I AM HERE TO WRITE THIS REPORT. DURING THE TIME WE WERE SUMPING THE ACFT TANKS, ARPT PERSONNEL WERE 'HOT FUELING' TWO CROP DUSTERS (OUT OF THE SAME TANKS) THAT WERE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE NW OF THE ARPT. THIS ARPT HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FUEL SYSTEM AND I FELT IT TO BE MY DUTY AS A PLT TO REPORT IT ACCORDINGLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: DURING CALLBACK, RPTR EXPLAINED THAT HIS BE-55'S R ENG FAILED DURING RUN UP. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED USING THE BOOST PUMPS AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP. AT THE RAMP, THE PLT DRAINED TWO GALLONS OF WATER FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL SUMP. THE RPTR NOTIFIED THE FUEL VENDOR, WHO IS A PRIVATE COMPANY CONTRACTED THROUGH THE CITY, ABOUT THE CONTAMINATED FUEL. THE FUELER FOUND THAT THE FILTER ON THE STORAGE TANK WAS FILLED WITH SOLID WATER. THE RPTR SAW OTHER ACFT THAT WERE FIGHTING A LOCAL FIRE CONTINUE TO BE FUELED. HE WAS NOT CERTAIN IF THOSE ACFT EXPERIENCED ANY TROUBLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.